Hello. Let’s top up from the tap.

Hello.
Let’s top up from the tap.

If everyone joins in, the positive impact on Scotland – and the world – will be incredible.

We want you to do one simple thing.
We want you to use a refillable bottle and simply fill up from the tap with one of the country’s best-loved products – our nation’s tap water.

The benefits of topping up with fresh, great-tasting tap water are clear – it’s good value and good for the pocket, it’s good for the environment and great for your health too.Using a refillable bottle and drinking tap water as part of your daily routine makes sense – it’s your water; it’s your life.

Surely everyone wants to do their bit for the environment?
Every little thing makes a small difference.

Going greener

Surely everyone
wants to do
their bit for
the environment?
Every little
thing makes a
small difference.

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Water recipes

The Vital Vit C

Depending how tasty your strawberries are, take two, slice into four and place at the bottom of your bottle. Next, pop some ice in, this should gently squash some of the juice out of the strawberries. Next, squeeze some lemon and lime slices in and top up from the tap for the perfect serve.

Detox Calm

Slice your cucumber as thinly as possible lengthways – use a veg peeler for best effect.
Add some mint and healthy squeeze of lime and top up from the tap for a perfect summer zing.

Citrus Boost

Slice an orange into segments, give it a squeeze for some extra zing – then add a handful of blueberries and top up from the tap for the perfect vitamin boost.

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“We’re delighted to back Scottish Water’s campaign, and hope it will go some way to help reduce the amount of plastic waste we see in Scotland. I’m particularly pleased to see references to the importance of protecting our natural environment. Plastic litter is a real issue and one for which we all need to take responsibility. Tons of plastic bottles are littered in Scotland annually so this campaign can go a long way to help address that. And there is no doubt that choosing to fill up a reusable bottle from the tap is also an important step that allows us all to live more sustainably.”
Derek Robertson - Chief Executive of Keep Scotland Beautiful

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“This is a great initiative that can help cut waste by encouraging people to refill their drinks bottles. Scotland has set ambitious targets for recycling and tackling our throwaway culture, but there’s still around 15,000 tonnes of plastic drinks bottles sent to landfill a year, as well as an estimated 20 million bottles dropped as litter. We’re designing a new deposit return scheme which could see around nine out of ten bottles being recycled, but refilling drinks bottles is something people can do right now which will cut waste, reduce the use of raw materials, help tackle climate change – and save them some money in the process.”

Iain Gulland - Chief Executive of Zero Waste Scotland

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“The use and disposal of plastic waste is a huge international problem. But small actions can make a big difference, and everyone has a part to play. The simple action of ditching disposable bottles can help protect Scotland’s nature for generations to come. That’s why Scottish Water’s campaign makes perfect sense to us – when you have fantastic quality water literally ‘on tap’, there’s no need for disposable plastics.”
Francesca Osowska - Scottish Natural Heritage Chief Executive